110: Chapter 110 Preparing to Return to Binjiang

"What!" Mayor Gong exclaimed, springing to his feet.

"Boss Niu, you were doing so well in Meilin, why do you want to leave?" Mayor Gong asked anxiously.

"Mayor Gong, don't rush, sit down and let me explain slowly," Niu Xingwang comforted him.

"How can I not rush? Speak, I'm listening!" Mayor Gong didn't appreciate it and remained standing.

"Mayor Gong, what do you think about the '2055 human survival white paper' issued by the council?" Niu Xingwang asked.

Hearing Niu Xingwang's question, Mayor Gong came to his senses a bit, sat back on the sofa, sighed, and said,

"Alas! From what I see, this probably means everyone needs to find their own way to survive."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Niu Xingwang asked.

"It's obvious! Why give you a technical solution? Isn't that suggesting you build your own base? The implication is that whether you can build it or not is entirely up to you," Mayor Gong replied.

"Anything else?" Niu Xingwang continued to ask.

"What else could there be?" Mayor Gong glared, asking impatiently.

"Hahaha, Mayor Gong, don't be so anxious! Let me ask you, why does the technical solution suggest building an underground base, and not one above ground?" Niu Xingwang pointed upwards with his finger, asking meaningfully.

Whenever Niu Xingwang thought of this, he couldn't help but admire it! As early as before the virus outbreak, Oriental Chen had already chosen a location and built an underground base, which was now incredibly vast. Who could have imagined it? And who could have achieved it? If it were now, would you still think of spending some money to build an underground base? No matter who you are, no matter how rich or how high-ranking an official you are, don't even think about it!

And this technical solution? Compared to Oriental Chen's plan, there was no comparison at all.

"This..., I hadn't thought about that. Is there a difference?" Mayor Gong looked bewildered.

"Of course there's a difference! And it's a huge difference! Look, there's an air circulation system, a life support system, crop cultivation technology... What are these?" Niu Xingwang asked.

He knew in advance that an ecological crisis was about to erupt, and by then, temperature, air, and even light would change, making the surface unsuitable for human survival. Otherwise, with him being a real estate developer, he probably wouldn't have figured it out so quickly, let alone show off here.

"What is it?" Mayor Gong looked at him, completely unaware of what he was trying to convey.

"Combined, they form a closed artificial environment!" Niu Xingwang prompted.

"Boss Niu, what exactly are you trying to say?" Mayor Gong grew anxious.

"This white paper is hinting that the environment is about to change, and the outside will no longer be suitable for human survival!" Niu Xingwang revealed the key point.

"What? That's impossible!" Mayor Gong's face was filled with disbelief upon hearing this.

"Then why doesn't the white paper tell you how to build an above-ground Settlement, or how to produce firearms and ammunition? Wouldn't that be even cheaper? They wouldn't even need to print this white paper!" Niu Xingwang retorted.

"That's true!" Mayor Gong pondered for a moment.

But after all, such a thing was too distant, and Mayor Gong had no concept of whether to believe it or not.

Seeing that Mayor Gong wasn't showing enough interest, Niu Xingwang knew that he hadn't elevated this matter to a level that required extreme attention.

Success comes with preparation, failure without it!

"Mayor Gong, to be honest with you, I plan to build an underground base," Niu Xingwang dropped another bombshell.

"Oh....What?!" This was the third time Mayor Gong had been surprised.

"You heard me right, and the plan is to start as soon as possible," Niu Xingwang said.

"This..., where do you plan to build it?" Mayor Gong didn't know what to say; he felt his thoughts couldn't keep up with Niu Xingwang's pace.

"I plan to return to Binjiang City," Niu Xingwang replied.

"Return to Binjiang City? But there are zombies there!" Mayor Gong said.

"Now we have equipment, I'm not worried," Niu Xingwang chuckled.

"Building an underground base is extremely costly; personnel, materials, supplies, and machinery are not easily gathered!" Mayor Gong reminded him.

"You're right, but I can solve it," Niu Xingwang appeared very calm.

"He can solve it? Boss Niu is indeed a real estate developer; a starved camel is still bigger than a horse! If he can solve it, wouldn't it be better to build an underground base in Meilin?" Mayor Gong was startled, furrowing his brows as he calculated.

"Can't you stay?" Mayor Gong asked.

"I can! Unless Mayor Gong is willing to give me his position as mayor," Niu Xingwang said with a laugh, half-jokingly.

Although the various Settlements were still nominally receiving instructions from the council, in reality, they were already acting independently.

"Ah, haha, Boss Niu sure knows how to joke," Mayor Gong responded awkwardly.

"I'm not joking! Mayor Gong, think about it, if it were you, would you build a base for others for free? You might not even have a place to live after it's built!" Niu Xingwang's words were a double entendre.

Firstly, he was alluding to his own tragic situation last year. He had spent several months tirelessly working to establish a Settlement for Binjiang City, even investing all his personal assets. In the end, after the Settlement was built, he found himself homeless and starving!